This blog began when I chronicled a 3-week family vacation pulling our travel trailer from Texas to Northern California. Packed in with our five unschooled children like sardines in a can, we made it to California without resorting to cannibalism. In fact, we had a great time! So the chronicle continues... no longer on vacation but still groovin' on a great journey.

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

We are here!

Well, we made it to LA - Anaheim, actually. After I posted my quickie this morning we ended up visiting the Phoenix Wal-Mart. We noticed that Jules was in DESPERATE need of new shoes. I hate to take a kid to the doctor with his toes sticking up out of the ends of his shoes. While at Wal-Mart Camille had a meltdown and ended up with new shoes, too. Camille has more shoes than the rest of us put together. Then Ellie casually says, "Are we like gonna hike when we're in Yosemite? Because if we are all I brought were my Converse hi-tops....." So Ellie got new shoes. Then Jasper decided that his pink boots are getting too small and I almost cried right there and then because he has been wearing those boots for 2 years. So he ended up with Spiderman shoes. Joel - easy child - was not even slightly interested in new shoes. But he did say, "So - when you say we are probably gonna see snow in Yosemite does that mean it might be cold there? Do you think I should have brought a coat?" Unfortunately, Wallyworld has the swimsuits out so no coats. We'll layer him. Jules also brought no coat and says I didn't tell him to. I told him it would be cold and to pack accordingly. I should have known better. He and Joel regularly travel to San Antonio with me only to get to wherever we're going and say, "Should we have worn shoes?"

So we had great luck with our 2 previous RV parks so it seems fit that our luck has run out. We are spending the night listening to traffic noise from a park that hosts a few "permanent residents". It is not a good neighborhood. This was my blunder - they are not Good Sam's. But what can I say? Their website looked good and they have a shuttle to Disneyland......Luckily we are only going to be here to sleep, you know, like when we are at our most vulnerable.

It was fun pulling the trailer through LA traffic. Tomorrow we are rising early and heading to the hospital for the MRI. Jules is not looking forward to this as he receives an IV for the procedure. It is dreadfully cold in there and as we already determined, he has no coat. I will remember to bring a blanket. He is enjoying showing LA to his siblings. We went out to Baskin Robins for ice cream and all kids are unconscious.

Today would be my mom's birthday and tomorrow is Jeff's. I left his present on the top shelf of our closet. To make matters worse he keeps saying, "No you didn't! You're teasing me. You brought it....." But I'm pretty sure he is the one teasing. He knows me well enough to not be surprised by this. We are hoping to meet up with my cousin, Reyn, tomorrow for lunch. Then we will do a little sightseeing and return to the housing projects for an early night in anticipation of Disneyland the next day! The pics of the nice pool are from the place last night - not tonight!! We are having a lot of fun reading your responses! Camille was thrilled to hear from Keziah. Mark and Rita - the storm is gathering strength : )

Sign, what sign? At least you have the excuse of "homeschooling" for ignoring the sign about No Kids in the Spa. You can always say you thought Spa was supposed to be Space - and that's a great big duh! Bronze the pink boots!